PA LEADS 2012-2013 March

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PA LEADS 2012-2013


Catasauqua Middle School will be using the $15,000 PA LEADS grant award to purchase iPads that will allow teachers to:

1) meet the demands of the Common Core Standards (curriculum alignment, skills, text complexity, level of rigor)
Penn Link - Common Core Alignment Schedule - REVISED.doc

2) refine one-to-one student conferencing practices and improve feedback to students

3) increase student egagement/motivation using a variety of apps, educational tools, interactive books, etc.

4) grow as a professional in education

AGENDA:

1. Getting Started

2. Accessing & Managing Content

  • iTunes Accounts
  • Apps - Dropbox, Common Core, Screenchomp, Evernote, Class Dojo
    • Customizing and Organizing Folders
  • Camera, Video & Facetime

3. Using the iPad as an Instructional/Feedback Tool

  • Dropbox- see video

  • ScreenChomp
    • ScreenChomp Video
    • Student Example -
    • Hands-On Partner Activity -
      • Go to:http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy and select 1 Reading or Literacy in the SS, Science, Technical Subjects standard.
      • Take a screen shot of the standard you want to use
      • Open Screenchomp - Draw & Record - Select the screeenshot background from your library and resize/zoom as necessary
      • Record and unpack the standard
      • Provide an example of a sample performance task
      • Stop your recording and enter your last names as the title of the recording
      • Share - Copy the link and paste in an email and send it to lutzdoemlingc@cattysd.org
  • Screenchomp/Audio/Video to Improve the Quality of Feedback -
  • Evernote in Education - http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=359915
    • Evernote assignment example - https://www.evernote.com/shard/s294/sh/1c85c44f-5e8c-45f8-9d9f-a39a081a4d3e/81f5075fea58a1117ef02e46bdf20718
    • Hands-on Partner Activity - Create a notebook and an assignment note.
    • Prior to class
        • Plan and organize your classes with tags: Using tags is a great way to organize your classes on a week-to-week basis or on a class-by-class basis. For example, if you know that there is certain content that has to be taught during the second week of the school year, then for all related content you can use the tag “week 2″. Once you’ve created this system you can keep adding additional items throughout the year.
        • Standards database: Compile standards of achievements for your particular grade or subject. You can even share them with teachers, parents, administrators and students using Evernote’s sharing features.
        • Professional development: If you use the summer break or vacations to improve your skills or continue your education, keep all your notes, resources, lessons and new ideas learned in Evernote. This also works well for teacher in-services, conferences, workshops and seminars that you attend.
        • Classroom templates: Templates are a great way to save time when grading and assessing your students. If you use templates such as grade sheets or student assessment forms, keep them in Evernote so you have them at your fingertips throughout the year.
        • Prepare for your absence: Use Evernote’s shared notebooks as a way to keep your class up and running even if you aren’t there. Evernote makes it easy to share a notebook with the substitute teacher. Consider sharing lesson plans, worksheets, answer keys and examples of completed work. This can ensure your class keeps moving even if you aren’t there.

    • During Class

      • Share a notebook with your class: After you create a public notebook, share the URL with your class. This way anything you add can be viewed by your students (or their parents). Here’s an example of a public notebook that I created for an entrepreneurship class.
      • Whiteboard photos: Taking snapshots of the whiteboard is a favorite use of mine. Take photographs of the whiteboard before the start of the class, and again at the end. This gives you an accurate time stamped snapshot of what you were working on, on any given date. You can title or tag each photo based on the lecture number to make searching for specific photos easier. Also, you can share the photos with students that miss a class, so that they have the day’s notes.
      • Keep handouts handy: Keep all of the handouts, worksheets, templates, study guides and assignments that you frequently use in Evernote, where they are easily searchable and accessible.

    • After Class

      • Simplify grading: Scan graded tests, including scantrons and add them to Evernote. You can then enter them into your preferred grade-book or spreadsheet when you have time. This is also great if you have a teacher’s assistant. You can share the notebook with them and have them help with the grading process.
      • Keep your extracurriculars in order: If you participate in any committees or coach a team, you can use Evernote to keep track of all the different research, notes and information associated with it. Again, shared notebooks are a great way to keep your committee on the same page and makes for an easy way to share collective knowledge about a project.
      • Class Dojo

4. Ideas for the One iPad Classroom

  • Researcher of the Day- student uses iPad to find answers to great, slightly off topic questions that come up during discussions
  • Daily Scribe- student notetaker
  • Recording/Reporting Tool
  • Photographer/Videographer
  • iPad Use Incentive
  • Virtual Field Trips
  • FaceTime/Skype for virtual connections
  • Webinars- GoTo Meeting
  • Tutorials/Review
  • The Single iPad Classroom blog-http://elementaryedtech.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/the-single-ipad-classroom/
5. Using the iPad a Professional Learning Tool

6. PA LEADS iPad Project Deliverables

Select two of the options below and share your evidence/products/comments via the PA LEADS iPad Project Deliverables Page of the wikispace -
http://casdcurriculum21summer.wikispaces.com/PA+LEADS+iPad+Project+Deliverables+2013
. Please be sure to post your projects by May 15th (at the latest).


Please add any iPad resources on this wiki
  • iPad Manual- (manual is 137 pages- please don't print but use a reference)
ipad_user_guide.pdf
ipad_user_guide.pdf
ipad_user_guide.pdf
iPadAppEvaluation.pdf
iPadAppEvaluation.pdf
iPadAppEvaluation.pdf

Visit Langwitches Blog to read the article on iPad Apps and the Digital Learning Farm- Note: you will need your web filtering password to unblock the website.
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iPadApps-DigitalLearningFarm-400x300.jpg

To view a clearer copy of the graphic above, click here: The Digital Learning Farm: Apps for iPads
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Digital_Learning_Farm.jpg

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TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) - Ideas Worth Spreading and TED Ed - Lessons Worth Sharing. TED has some excellent videos - definitely worth a visit to the site if you've never been there. Additionally, TED ED has some really cool features for teachers. You can share a link with your students and have them watch a video prior to class to activate prior knowledge. You can also assess your students using multiple choice/open ended assessment items that are already created or newly created by you. Furthermore, you can track results of your students.

TED - www.ted.com

TED ED - http://ed.ted.com/lessons/introducing-ted-ed-lessons-worth-sharing#watch - Click on the video in this link to get a brief overview of TED ED and the features available to you as a teacher. Furthermore, I think it is exciting to note that you can use TED ED with any you tube video, not only videos available on TED ED.

Reflector Software- AirPlay mirror your iPad 2 to any Mac or PC, wirelessly.